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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
WAS 1T MURDER.
Mysterious Disappearance OF mcdi-
elmo Peddlcr Near Nnoulton.

MouLToN, June 8.--Thero Is quite
sensation In the region seven miles south
OF here, near tho old town on the Missouri
line, A man by the name Of Rosenbra
has mystoriously disappeared aud foul
play is suspected. Rosenbra was a vender
OF some kind OF salvc and was frequent.
ly away from home. He and his wife did
not llye very tremendously together aud
II seems that his wife made use of his
frequent absence TO accept the attentions
of and bcstow her affection ON blind
man 10y the name Of Westenbargcr The
consequence was continued quarrcling
between Roscnbra and his wife. who moro
than once told him she would live with
him no longer. asking him to seek quart
crs elsewhere. Last week Roscnbra was
home and came to neighbor complain.
told him to leave. that they had
and threatened TO kill him II ho
at the neighbours some time. no went
back to his home. saying no would get
his clothes. and soon after he had left
two distinct gun shots were heard. The
day after the shooting tho woman and
other members Of her family were seen
filling up an old and deep well on the
place. Tho neighbors conceived tho idea
tina. Rosenbra had been killed and thrown
into the well, and few OF them went
TO investigate tho matter. But when
they tried TO examine the we'll tho won.
an confronted them with shotgun, and
declared she would shoot them II they
persisted In their work. They left, and
during tho following night an old build,
ing on tho place was burnt and II Ia be.
lieved that the missing mans body was
dug up and burned. Further inyestiga-
ton will be made. This Mrs. Roscnbra
and the blind man Wcstenbargcr arc now
keeping company and travelling over tho
country selling medicine and using Ro-
senbra's team.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
TOTAL DEPRAYITY,
The badness Of the Chicago Commits.
sioners 1ndisputable.

CHICAGO, June I'm the McGarigle-
Mcdonald trial, James w. Johnson, CASH
Ter for the firm of ]. b. Glow & Sons,
was cross examined by the defense
but nothing of Importance was elected
beyond the statement that chairman
Leihm, of the county board, call
ed at the Office of Glow 81 Sons,
and said it would be better for the coun.
ty II Glow & Sons would furnish certain
goods and pay tho 90 per cent commits
sion, as proposed by Mcdonald. Kleihm
said that at the rates charged by the
CLOVIS 20 per cent might be added and
the county still would not suffer.
Edward Knock, cashier for the bank
ing house Of Il. s. Dwyer, testified that
McGarigle had two accounts at the bank,
one in the name of VIM. McGarigle and
the other in the name of Theo McGari.
gle, warden. Theo. McGariglc introduced
mic" Schneider to witness at
the bank and the latter gave him $40, 900
worth Of county warrants which he said
had been taken in payment for work
done for the county TO sell for him. The
warrants were sold and the proceeds,
IS, 800 were deposited in McGarigle' s
name. At various times McGariglc loaned
Schneider large sums of money
and witness identified check, warrants
and notes covering transactions of Nc.
Carlyle, Schneider and Mcdonald with
the bank He said Schneider opened an
account in January last and his first de.
post was S., coo.
Robert Beger clerk in Dreyer's bank.
also testified to the same facts.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Nearly Nine Million Reduction I'm the
Month of May. t"

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The reduction
in the public debt during May, amounts
to So, 1886, 997, and for the eleven months
of the current fiscal year. SOL, S54, 921.
The national debt today, less cash in the
treasury, is 81 ,296, 2S1 ,462. The net cash
in the treasury today is S23, 951 1862, or
about 81 900, 900 less than on May LIST.
The gold coin and gold bullion fund bal;
ance in the treasury today is 1886, 667,-
773, or about 81 millions more than
month ago The silver funds balance
has increased about one million during
the month, and today amounts to $751;
157, 800. The store of standard silver
dollars was increased by about three mil.
lion dollars, and now amounts to $780,
052, 567. Up to May 81, $6,621, 276 in
trade dollars had been redeemed. Gov
eminent receipts were unusually large
during the past month, amounting to
S33 1884, 7S2 against 1927, 751, 724 in May,
1886. Custom receipts were S16, 545. 683,
and internal revenue receipts aggregated
S14, 3S9, 143. Government receipts from
all sources for the eleven months of the
current fiscal year aggregated 1888. 309.-
300, and by the end of the year will un-
doubleday reach 1870, 900 900, or $24, 000s
600 more than the secretary's estimate.
Expenditures for the eleven months
amount to $253, $50, 302. or thirty million
more than for the corresponding eleven
months of the preceding year, and will
probably run up to $270, 900, 900 by the
end of the current year, SO that the
prospect is fair for surplus of 500. 000.-
900 this fiscal year.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
MEXICAN PENSIONERS.
Thirty Thousand Claims Have Beon
Filed Under the Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 3.--Dcputy Com
missioner Of Pensions Mclean states that
the pension Office estimates that under the
Mexican pension bill $4,000 claims will
be fled Congress estimated 10000, So
far $4,000 claims have been filed, OF
which 1900 were by soldiers widows and
the remainder by the survivors OF the
Mexican war themselves. OF the number
filed only 1900 certificates of pension
have been issued, owing as he states, to
the lack of clerical force. Beginning,
however, with the 4th of June, the force
of the old army and navy division Of the
pension Office, which has cognizance Of
this class of claims, will be greatly in
creased by details from other divisions,
and from that date it is expected that the
force will be able to dispose of cases at
the rate of 200 per day or abont 5000 per
month. Most of the claims are from the
south, and the age of claimants ranged be
tween rs and so years. One claim.
ants age is over 100 years. Because Of
the advanced age of the claimant tho
pension. office is making every exertion in
its power to quickly adjndicate these
claims
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
THE NEs.sTAYNER ROADS.
Run,or. Confirmed Of the Recent Large
Purchases.

CINCINNATI, Juno 6.--An Associated
Press reporter has obtained Information
from miotlicial source Of the G. ii. &
ID. Vandalia deal being consummatcd TO
day at Terre Hautc, Official advices
announce the election and organization
of new board Of directors Of the Terre
Hautc and indianapolis Railroad Com.
pany at Terre Haute. Henry s. Ives was
elected Presidant, The Vandalia line
will now operate its business in connec,
ton with the G., ii, & d. and Dayton &
lronton railroads, and these win form
with the b, Il o. railroad one grand sys-
tom between the west and tho soaboard
cities. The Cincinnati, Wabash h Mich.
igan railroad. recently acquired by tho
Ives'Stayner syndicate. will be operated
In the interest OF this large system as
feeder from Chicago, the Lake Michigan
cities and lumber districts, The Penn.
sylvanla Company will be rendered the
use OF the Vandalia line as heretofore,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
AUDUBON AUDUBON CO.. IOWA, THURSDAY,
Hon. W. W. Junkin, has ,us. com.

Hon. W. w. Junkin, has Just com.
pleted the thirty fourth year of continu-
Gus editorial service on the Fairfield
Ledger
There are seven candidates already In
the field for the scat on the bench made
vacant by the death of Judge Rodgers.
Mrs, L. E. Post, the christian scientist
Of Dubuque. against whom suit was
brought by DR.. Clark, member of the
Board Of Examiners, from McGregor, Ia.
for performing. the act of healing upon
one Mrs. Geo. b. Freeman and others,
contrary to the statues" and fined $50
and costs therefor, appealed to the Dis.
trict court at Elkader, where she plead
guilty, and, upon motion to ARREST judy
ment and discharge her" on 'the grounds
Of defective information and unconstitu-
tionality of the law" was released by
Judge L. o. Hatch.
The Salvation Army, which has grown
Into great force at Council Bluffs, with
out any opposition from any quarter, got
into trouble with the police recently.
City Council Chamber is directly opposite
the Salvation Army barracks The board
OF equalization Is holding nightly SEES
sions adjusting tax assessments. The
racket made on the street by the army is
seriously annoying. After repeated re.
quests to make less noise in the vicinity
of the city building had been disregarded
the police arrested the fife and drum corp
and locked them up.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
PETTY PERSECUTION.
The Case OF Mrs. Willis and the Elcc.
ton Officers of Racine.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-The announcement
that steps have been taken by the election
officers of Racine to institute legal pro-
ceedings against Rev. Olympia Brown
Willis of that city, on charge Of at
tempting to stuff the ballot box, has cre-
ated considerable indignation among the
large number of supporters of women's
suffrage in this city. Mrs Willis is pas
tor of the Universalist church of Racine,
president of the Women's Suffrage asso-
citation, and gray haired lady of remark
able gift and great sweetness of DISPOSE
ton. She is in fact reyered and loved
by all who know her. 1t is claimed by
the adherents of the party that at the
election of last year constitutional
amendment giving women the right to
vote for school and certain other officials,
was adopted by the voters. At the re-
cent election Mrs. Willis, among others
presented herself at the polls, and claim.
ed the right to deposit her ballot. This,
however, was refused by the election Off
cials, and after taking counsel with dis
tinguished lawyers she instituted suit rs
test case against the officials in ques
ton. Their counter action is in the ma
ture of retaliatory one, as her attempt
to stuff the ballot box merely consisted
in her presenting herself at the polls with
her ballot.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
RELIGIOUS FRENZY.
A Man Kills His Wife and Child and
Cuts His own Throat.

PrTTsBURa, June frederick Her
mann. killed his Is months old daughter,
beats his wife fatally and then cuts his
throat, severing the wind pipe and jugular
vein. Hermann is Lutheran and his wife
Catholic, but they never differed on
matters of faith till recently, when Mrs.
Hermann determined to have the baby
baptised in her church. This was done
and the father remained in ignorance of
it till recently. When he went home
yesterday he told his wife 1t was now a
question Of death Of one of them. He
started to get knife when Mrs. Hermann
jumped out OF window. He followed
her and catching her at neighbor's,
beat her into insensibility with brick.
He then returned to his house and taking
up razor, cut the baby's throat almost
,severing the head from the body. He
then cut his own throat from ear to ear
and will probably die. lie has written
several notes in which he accuses his wife
Of having deceived him, but says he for.
gives her,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
PITH AND POINT.

One OF the most economical men In
town drives five miles around to avoid
a toll-gate and the payment Of 3 cents.
and spends so cents for drink at the
next hotel. Norristowa Herald.
Mr.. Lowell declares that the dead
languages are not dead. And yet how
seldom 1t is that ono American asks
another for chew of tobacco in Latin
or Greek. Atlantic Constitution
The III Paso bar was so startled by
tho earthquake that 1t lost its presence
of mind and fled from the courtroom
instead OF moving for n continuance. -
San Francisco Post
Eminent politicians should always
uso typewriter. In case of forged
letters II never gives the authors hand.
writing away. New Orleans Picaynne.
No ono knows how dangerous a liver
Is until ho reads tho painted warnings
on fences devoted TO medicine adj
vertisements. --New Orleans Pieaynns.
The mosquito, will soon be here, and
then we shall realize that there arc
other troublesome bills beside tho Ia.
torstate commerce affair
IIo who breaches holiness should DO
pure, and the breQth of the temper
ance orator should not smell OF gin. -
Nco Orleans Roayune,
The Interstate law got rid Of tho
doadheads easily enough, but tho CON- :
mission finds great deal Of trouble
with blockheads.
Why man boots his dog but merely
Shoes his hen has never been precisely
determined. philadelphia Call
Tho monkey picks up pennios and
gathers tho peanuts, but no can not
think ho turns tho organ.
A man who will pass around Int
In church might be tho first to kick
ono found on n sidewalk. so.
Tho Romans used to recllne at their
banquots and tho habit OF lying at pub
llo dinners still prevails,
Tho young man who went into tho
kentucky democratic state convention
the other day trying to sell ico-water at
8 cents glass should go down to tho
equator aud poddlo hot soda. His
chances OF opulenco would DO infinitely
bct,erod by tho change Philadelphia
Press.
Tho largest hail-stones mentioned
In accounts Of tho recent western cy!
clonc were only thirteen inches In cir
oumferonoo. We noto with pleasure
the increasing moderation aud careful
ness shown In tho statements Of west.
orn correspondents. -New Haven
NcWs.
Tho Standard Oil Company's candi-
date for United States senator In West
Virginia was compelled TO withdraw.
Tho track seems TO have been lubrca..
tod so exceedingly that he could not
travel over II without danger of slip.
pings. Paut Pioneer Press.
1t is all very well to advise man
not to cross bridge until he comes to
II. In these days of railroad accidents
that man may DO considered very for-1
tunato who Is ablo TO cross bridge
even when he has come TO II, boston
Post.
Our esteemed contemporary. The
Alta California, asks; "Why does u
plot thickenP' Don't YOU really know,
dcarp Why, generally n plot thickens
because the story writer is paid space
rates. - Fhiladeiphia Press.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
THE FISHERIES.
Canadian Legislators Discuss What
should BE Done.

OTTAWA, May 31.-In the Senate last
evening Power moved that in opening this
house it was the duty of the government
of Canada to see that in any arrangement
for the admission of Canada, which my
be entered into between the governm6t
of Great Britain and the United States
special provision should be made that
fishermen of the latter country, when
within the waters of Canada, shall be
subject TO the laws and regulations by
which Canadian fishermen are for the time
being, governed. Abbott. the leader Of
the government, said the dominion gov.
eminent would bring the matter before
the Imperial authorities and see that the
rights of Canada were maintained. The
motion was unanimously adopted.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
How to Make Prohibitionists.

No law compcls man to drink in
toxicating fluids. No law prevents a
man from becoming prohbitionist.
Search will DO made in vain for any
law that ever made man a prohibit
ZIONIST whose appetite craved strong
drink. and who determined to crafty
that unfortunate appetite. In this, rs
In most matters affecting the individ-
ual, the settlement Of tho question de-
ponds wholly on the determination and
strength Of purpose of ths person inn
medately concerned. lIo can quit
drinking, but no one else can quit
drinking for him. Ills conversion to
practical prohibition removes tho evil
from his own door. and furnishes q
good example to his still weaker neigh
Dor. The man too weak to abandon IN
evil habit will hardly be strengthened
by preambles and resolutions aud sign
ing pledges. He must prove that he is
able to conquer the evil himself, or IL
will remain his master TO the end
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette. "1i.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
LOWER RATES.
The @. II. q q. Recedes From Its Pres
ent Through Rates.

ST. LOUIS, June 6.--The Chicago, Bur
lington q Quincy company have deter
mined to reduce their rates between this
city and Council Bluffs and Omaha.
When the Inter State law went into effect
this road being the longest route 10
local points under the new regulation
raised its rate to the former places about
fifteen per cent After two months trial
it found this business Of too much conse-
quence to lose. A return to the old rates
will necessitate decrease of the local
rates along the line. This is believed to
be the first step in the turning tide of the
Inter State regulation In favor Of the
shipper and intermediate points may find
that the long and short haul clause Is q
very good thing after all.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
Murderous Millinery.

A lady told me the other day pain
full little incident relating to wear
ing birds on your bonnets and hats. ;
l will try to give her own words.
She said:
"One day our pastor said during
servicc) that when he was in Florence
a lady came to HIM and said, DO come
with me and hear those birds sing, oh!
such mournful notes!' There was a
room full of birds in very small cages.
and these birds were all blind; they had
had their eyes put out. In the night
the owners take them outside the city
and hang the cages in trees. The trees
are then all smeared with tar. These
birds keep up their pitiful singing, and
other birds are attracted to the cages
and are stuck on the tar and then they
are caught and their eyes put out And
these birds are killed and sent to Amer,
lea for ladies to wear on their bonnets.
y '.And looked around the congrega-
ton to see what ladies had birds on
their bonnets, and l was glad there
was none on mine, and don't think
can ever wear . bird again. WIDE
AUake.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
Little Dots Ingenuity.

Little Dot Qaughing) Why. Dick. !,
what's the matterP
Little D.ck-Is most dead just
took some awful stun. ~
"rbat what your mamma put on the
tablep'
Eyes; she left it there in cup an
told me not to touch 1t, cause it was
for pudding, an when she went out
took great big swallow, an it's cas-
tor oil" 81
Eyes, she said you ought to take d
some. an told her how to fix it. 49,,
Omaha World.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
Lucky Robb.

Atc.iison CRan.) Champion, Mays
The Champion reporter hearing OF the
recent good fortune Of our excollen, color.
ed townsman A 4. Robb, proceeded yes
terday to hunt him up and interview him.
Mr.. Robb being mail carrier, and on
duty every day from morning until night,
It was somewhat difficult to catch him, al
time with sufficient leisure to give an
account of his lottery windfall In detail.
After waiting patiently until towards
evening, he was finally found at the post
Office, and in reply to inquiries. gave the
following account:
My name Is A. l.. Robb. / have been
in the employ of the government us O
mail carrier for several years past.
About year ago my attention was called
to The Louisiana State Lottery by read.
ing an advertisement of it in the Atchi-
son Daily Champion. l at once made up
my mind that as soon as / could spare
the money would buy ticket. About
eight months ago invested one dollar
and drew blank, and for seven consec-
utiye months / invested one dollar o
month as regularly as the month came, and
up to the April drawing. drew a blank
each and every time. just prior TO the
hDIil Il W Bo OuC uoA'
lar more, and IL / lost that time was
going to quit. l sent my dollar as before
to M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La, and
received ticket number 23,S99, and to my
inexpressible surprise and delight when
the list of prizes came, found that my
ticket, 23,S90, had drawn prize of So
000 gave the ticket to O. N, Seip,
agent Of the Pacific express company, for
collection He sent it on to New Orleans
and in few days afterwards received
the whole 5000 in gold. took the
money, aud after deducting small
amount to pay some bills due, deposited
It in the Exchange National Bank of this
city, where II stands to my credit to-day
Thus by an investment Of 81, or. II you
like, $8, made $1,000. and, am in con-
sequence to-day, in comfortable circum
stances. 1t Is needless TO say that be-
lieve in The Louisiana State Lottery as
the poor mans friend
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
THE UNION PACIFIC.
President Adams Finds FauiaSyith tho
Government. ..

BosToN. juno .. the tnal session In
Boston OF the Union Pacific Inyestiga.
ting Committee was held this morning.
President Adams was the first witness.
He said the consolidation had been nd
vantageous 10 all the roads. II was very
apparent, he said. that the whole matter
OF consolidation had benefited the coun.
try exceedingly, and In his opinion any
attempt to sever the consolidation would
be exceedingly unfortunate. Much has
been said about the fact that q large por-
ton on the stock OF tho
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific stock
was issued for construction purposes and
was not to be paid In cash, but witness
claimed there has been paid IN more than
Union Pacific. The witness believes that
private individuals there Is no party In
the country that has made so much out OF
tho Union Pacific rs tho government OF
tho United States. Tho entire amount
which II has paid TO the company has, he
claimed, been repaid fully five times
over. He claimed that IL tho road should,
when the time for the maturity Of Its
debt arrived, find itself unable to meet its
obligation, II would be purely the fault
of the government, for its attitude to-
ward the road and the passage Of the
Thurman act. The sinking fund created
by this act, which its projectors claimed
would earn o per cent, Is In reality
barren fund, locked up In a napkin and
bearing only two per cent. "The gov.
ernment," he said, forces US to divert
our money to a source that no business
man has any confidence in, and submit
that ii Is neither justice, business nor
common sense. The government holds
our arms while our competitors pick our
pockets. With the 81, 900, 900 locked up
In this fund we could develop the west.
ern country and transform the fortunes
Of the road. II the government should
give the road Its freedom and the road
should fail to meet It's obligations then
the government could step in and fore
close" At noon the hearing finally closed.
not to be reopened in Boston until mex
October. II" fSF
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Dakota Homstesder Kills Four Per-
sons and then Himself.

HURON, Oak, juno 7-Simeon Nelson
shot and killed Mrs. Shaw, her son aged
10, and her sister, Miss Lyman, aged %,
this morning. The tragedy was the re-
suit of contest over tree claim which
had been decided in favor of Mrs, Shaw.
Nelson also shot man named kilsey
through the body fatally wounding him
Mr. Lyman was with the party but es-
capped by getting behind team. Nelson
returned home after the shooting and
blew his brains out. The crime was COM
mitted about twelve miles from this
place.